Anameno appears in 1 Thessalonians 1:10, where Paul commends the Thessalonians for turning "to serve the living and true God, and to wait for his Son from heaven." The word perfectly encapsulates the posture of the New Testament church: active in service, but oriented entirely toward the return of Christ. This is not passive resignation but eager expectation — the same posture as servants watching for their master's return (Luke 12:36).
Anameno is a compound of ana (up/again) and meno (remain/wait) — to wait with expectant patience. It differs from simple waiting in its active, upward-reaching quality: leaning toward what is coming.